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I'm pretty sure that the hillside where I live would once have been considered a Garry Oak meadow. In the 50 years since houses started being...
. . . that Erythronium oregonum and E. revolutum produce hybrids in shades from dark pink to pure white. This photo was taken along the Tsolum...
You can't blame cherry blossoms for being so beautiful that they distract drivers and disrupt traffic. Vancouver cherry blossoms: Don't stop in...
After enduring the ravages of flooding, heat, drought and unusually cold temperatures (not to mention deer and rabbits), I swear I can hear my...
[ATTACH] “Evolved To Be A Weapon”: 133 Unique And Fascinating Fasciated Plants | Bored Panda
Apparently it has been decades since the Pacific Northwest experienced such a cold few days as we are living through right now. Of course, the...
I'd like to hear your thoughts, experiences or recommendations about using 20% vinegar to kill the top growth of annual weeds at this time of...
It doesn't seem all that long ago that Stanley Park suffered the loss of countless trees in a terrible 2006 storm. Now, a new challenge has...
Lots of stories on our local news about this being a great year for mushrooms. ‘It’s like a treasure hunt’: B.C. conditions are magic for...
Cassiope mertensiana The mystery of the mountain flower mimic (cheknews.ca)
Friends are worried about their Acer palmatum ‘Beni Sazanami’ whose leaves look healthy and green on some branches but dried on others, together...
I am wondering if leaving low-wattage Christmas mini-lights constantly on on my Picea glauca 'Conica' for 5 weeks last year could have somehow...
This Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’ is at least 10 years old and 4-1/2 feet tall. It is one of my favourite plants but I wish now that I...
The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob Dylan) I propose a thread where those of us who are having a hard time keeping plants alive can share...
I've been trying to help a friend figure out what these spots are on her umbrella plant (Schefflera) and also what she can do to eliminate them....
This photo is from a garden forum I follow. Everyone seems to agree it is a lack of water, such is killing countless Thuja plicata along the...
[ATTACH] I've posted this before but cannot remember what I was told about the relationship of the wasps to the galls on a Garry Oak tree....
This magnificent fern is growing (self-spored so to speak) in Qualicum Beach BC. I'm thinking it may be Dryopteris expansa (Spiny Wood Fern) but...
I just noticed this anomalous branch on my Picea glauca 'Conica'. It is 5 feet tall and about 15 years old. I'm more intrigued than worried but...
I saw a lovely weeping Japanese Maple at Milner Gardens in Qualicum Beach, BC with extremely tiny green leaves . . . maybe an inch or...